41 Coffee Ice Cream Recipes Your Kids Will Absolutely Love!

On a scorching hot day, there’s nothing better to cool you down than a bowl of delicious ice cream, a sentiment we’re sure your kids will agree with. If you’ve ever had the urge to combine your love for this classic dessert with your love for coffee, look no further – we’ve got you covered.

#1. Basic Coffee Ice Cream

Let’s start with a recipe for a basic coffee ice cream you’re sure to love as much as your kids do. The coffee flavor comes from instant coffee granules and all the ingredients are things you probably have at home already. Requires an ice cream maker.

#2. Caffeinated or Decaf Coffee Ice Cream

If you’re worried about your kids eating coffee ice cream because of the caffeine in it, here’s a recipe that has a decaf option. Everyone can enjoy the great taste of coffee ice cream – without causing problems when it’s time for lights out!

#3. Mocha Madness

Oreos are perfect for ice cream and this awesome recipe uses them to make ice cream that tastes like a luxurious mocha. It’s so easy and the main ingredients are Oreos and espresso powder. You don’t need special equipment, you can make it with or without an ice cream maker. Give it a go!

#4. Gourmet Coffee Ice Cream with Custard

You need to use premium ingredients to make a premium quality home-made coffee ice cream. The custard makes it more stable in the freezer and the use of high quality beans gives the ice cream an delightful flavor. Maybe you won’t want to share this with your kids.

#6. Light Roast Coffee Ice Cream with Instant Granules

If you don’t want the flavor of the coffee to be overpowering, try this. Here, the coffee “supports” the other flavors, and the overall effect is subtler and more refined. You can make this with any kind of ice cream maker.

#8. Coffee Ice Cream with Corn Syrup

We found lots of similar recipes online for coffee ice cream, but this one is a bit different because it employs corn syrup as a sweetener. This gives the ice cream a rich sweetness that kids with a sweet tooth will love. Requires an ice cream maker.

#9. Espresso Ice Cream

For many, espresso is the only true way to drink coffee – which means, logically, that using espresso is the only true way to make coffee ice cream. Whether or not you agree, you can still give the recipe a go.

#10. Coconut Milk and Coffee Ice Cream

Coffee combines so well with many other ingredients, and this is also true when making ice cream – as this recipe shows. This will teach you how to make coconut milk and coffee ice cream that’s sure to be a big hit with your kids.

#11. Extra Strong Coffee Ice Cream with Chocolate

You might want to think twice about giving your kids too much of this one – but the use of extra strong coffee makes for an intense ice cream fix that kids and adults will all adore. If you don’t use decaf coffee, perhaps avoid eating it in the evening!

#12. Vanilla Latte Ice Cream

Lattes are one of the most popular coffee drinks the world over but who wants a hot latte on a scorching summer’s day? Why not try a vanilla latte ice cream instead? Your kids will be clamoring for you to make this recipe over and over again!

#13. Caramel Latte Ice Cream

Perhaps you prefer a caramel latte to a vanilla one? No problem, we have a recipe for that too. Just like the real thing in your favorite coffee shop – except as an ice cream instead of in a cup. Delicious!

#15. Coffee-Caramel Crème Brûlée Ice Cream

If you thought #14 was elaborate, try this. Coffee-caramel crème brûlée ice cream. Perhaps you might want to give this to your kids on special days – or perhaps you might just want to keep this one to yourself.

#17. Turkish Coffee Ice Cream

Another wonderful idea here, maybe not something you would automatically come up with yourself, but one that makes a lot of sense when you think about it. Maybe one for older kids with more developed and refined tastes.

#18. Strawberry Cappuccino Ice Cream

Speaking of original ideas, this one is just amazing. We all love strawberries, we all love cappuccino and we all love ice cream – so let’s be totally decadent and combine them all. Another one your kids will just adore.

#20. Avocado and Coffee Ice Cream

Bananas and strawberries, we get. But what about an avocado and coffee ice cream? Depending on your tastes, it could be the vilest combination ever created or a work of pure genius. If your kids are big fans of avocados, why not give it a go so they can tell you what they think?

#21. Coffee Panna Cotta with Coffee Granita and Ice Cream

This is another recipe that technically comes under the heading of “ice cream ideas” rather than “ice cream recipes” but it sounds so delicious we just couldn’t leave it out. A great dessert to spoil your kids on special occasions.

#23. Affogato with leftovers

Another version of this Italian classic. The simplest of recipes to make a tasty dessert with ice cream, coffee and whatever else you have left over. An ideal option to whip up something sweet for your kids from what remains after the Christmas holiday.

#24. Caramel Macchiato Ice Cream

Our list has cappuccinos, it has lattes, it has just about everything – so we can’t forget that other all-time favorite, the caramel macchiato – as an ice cream. Choose your favorite coffee and there’s a way of making it into an ice cream!

#26. Coffee Ice Cream with Salted Caramel

Sticking with the salty theme for just one more, how about coffee ice cream with salted caramel? This one doesn’t even need a moment’s reflection, you just know this is a great idea. And your kids are bound to agree with you! It’s vegan-friendly too.

#17. Peppermint Mocha Ice Cream

Can you believe we’ve got as far as #27 without including any recipes with mint? Well here’s the first one, and this one sounds particularly enticing. A great light and refreshing dessert after a good meal.

#28. Mint Mojito Coffee Ice Cream

So now we’ve started with the mint recipes, we’ll keep going. What about this? Mint mojito coffee ice cream. Sounds amazing and perfect for showing off your culinary creativity – but if you make it for your kids, don’t forget to make it a virgin mojito…

#30. Yuanyang Coffee-Tea Ice Cream with Condensed Milk Crumble

An enticing Asian-inspired ice cream creation that will appeal to your kids or your adult guests alike. Maybe you’ve never tried tea and coffee together before, but if you try this recipe, you’re surely in for a treat.

#31. Vietnamese Iced Coffee Ice Cream

Staying in Asia, here we have a recipe for Vietnamese iced coffee ice cream. For anyone who has tried Vietnamese coffee in Vietnam, this recipe will instantly pique your curiosity. Great coffee and a great way of eating ice cream.

#32. Coffee Sorbet

Here we have a sorbet so it’s not technically an ice cream – but that doesn’t really matter because we eat sorbets and ice creams in the same way, right? Whatever, we’re still putting it in our list because we think it’s another amazing dessert idea and great for kids.

#34. Coffee Frozen Yogurt

While we’re doing the round of frozen desserts that aren’t really ice creams, let’s mention the coffee froyo. Not technically allowed but we’re still going to include it because it’s seriously yummy – and a healthy favorite for kids.

#41. Coffee Ice Cream Float

To finish our list, one other original idea for how to use your coffee ice cream to create a dessert – this delicious coffee ice cream float is super easy to make and super tempting!

A tasty list

We’ve really enjoyed compiling this list for you. The summer is almost here and thinking about all these coffee ice cream possibilities just gives us an uncontrollable urge to go and try some of them out. We hope you enjoy experimenting as much as we do!

What do you think of our list? Do you have any others to add? What’s your ice cream and coffee secret weapon? If you have anything you’d like to tell us about, please leave a comment as we love hearing from you – and if you enjoyed our list, please don’t forget to share!